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Former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar found guilty of ₹64 crore bribe in Videocon loan case

An appellate tribunal has found former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar guilty of accepting a ₹64 crore bribe for sanctioning a ₹300 crore Videocon loan, reversing a 2020 clean‑chit and reinstating ED asset attachment.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin blazes past $111K to hit all-time high as Wall Street piles in

A trillion-dollar market cap, falling dollar, and US rate cut hopes ignite record-breaking Bitcoin rally — Wall Street and Washington warm up to crypto.

Defense stocks surge as India, US move to finalize 10-year military pact

Shares of HAL, BEML, and Paras Defense rallied after both countries agreed on a long-term cooperation framework to deepen arms trade, joint production, and strategic interoperability.

India holds firm on four ‘red lines’ in US trade talks amid looming July tariff deadline

As Washington pushes for wider agricultural market access, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman brands corn, ethanol, soyabean, and dairy imports non-negotiable, signalling India’s resolve ahead of the July 9 deadline for reciprocal tariffs.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

India eyes ‘big, beautiful’ trade deal with US but draws red lines on Agriculture, Dairy

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman signals bold reforms ahead while vowing farmer protection and a simpler GST system.

 Bengaluru-based businessman was allegedly robbed of ₹2 crore

Bengaluru businessman robbed of ₹2 crore during cash-to-crypto deal in broad daylight

Heist unfolds during attempted cash-to-crypto conversion; two held as police probe source of unaccounted funds.

Ludhiana-based elderly couple ended their lives

‘They dishonored even my white beard’: Elderly Ludhiana couple dies by suicide, blames bank harassment in video note

After repaying over 55 EMIs on ₹2.38 crore loan, couple accuse IDFC-FIRST Bank officials of relentless humiliation as police book officials for abetment to suicide.